Art Reads: Best Art Periodicals
As we all know, the art world is alive and thriving. However, aside from occasional peripheral blurbs in the news about a Picasso painting being auctioned for millions of dollars at Sotheby’s or a new exhibition opening in a museum that’s not even close to where you live, how does one keep up with what’s […]
Kids’ Art Reads: “Chasing Vermeer”
Ever wondered how to share your love of art with kids? Besides what we do here at the Art Docent Program, that is. Perhaps you’ve wanted to get them more into reading, too. Well, good books about art aren’t just written for adults! The Chasing Vermeer series by Blue Balliett, although originally written for young readers, […]
Art Reads– “Ode on a Grecian Urn”
You’ve probably heard of John Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn” at some point in your educational lifespan. It’s the Romantic poem about an urn. Upon viewing some of the recently plundered–er, repurposed, the British government might say–goods the British army had carted back to London and put on display, Keats was so moved by […]
Art Reads–Seven Days in the Art World
Confused by just how exactly today’s art world works? Hung up on what this “art world” actually is? Fear not! Sarah Thornton’s engaging and enlightening Seven Days in the Art World acts as your guide to the institutions that make up this tiny, odd, extremely exclusive society that ultimately determines the next big thing in […]